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April 27, 2020

Black History Fun Fact Friday: Guest Writers Wanted

Updated: 4/27/2020 On January 17, 2015, I started a new Blog Series in honor of Black History Month called Black History Fun Fact Friday. I planned for the series to run from January 2015 through the end of February 2015, but two badges and 70 weeks later we are still going strong. Black History Fun Fact… Continue reading

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April 16, 2020

Tightening Up the Business Structure of Your Writing

I have had this post sitting in my drafts since October 2019. I didn’t want to publish it until I had tightened up my own business structure and then Corona hit and I thought, “Maybe this isn’t appropriate right now” and I put it off. I have a habit of meditating on what I have to… Continue reading

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April 9, 2020

Helping Indie Authors Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

I’ve been spending my social distance-time staying at home as much as possible, reading books, writing books, catching up on some scriptures, enjoying time with my family and binging my favorite TV shows. Earlier last week I got an email from someone whose email I don’t remember subscribing to, but, it mentioned the point that… Continue reading

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April 6, 2020

Revising The Stella Trilogy: Book Two – Beyond the Colored Line

Book one is out and we are on to book two! My main challenge for book two is making sure that it stays consistent with book one. This is important for any series, but for Historical Fiction, it is even more critical. Since writing Historical Fiction is writing set in a time that has already… Continue reading

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March 13, 2020

Book Publishing in the Age of COVID-19

I know some of you are wondering about the effects of the Coronavirus on the book industry. Some of you have asked if you should still publish your books. Yes, I do think you should proceed with publishing your books. Based on the current climate, I also think it is wise for all businesses to… Continue reading

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March 8, 2020

The Stella Trilogy: The Research (Book One)

Since the meat of book one focuses on what life was like for a little girl, and then a young woman, growing up in slavery, the bulk of my research had to do with reading slave narratives and studying enslavement through the eyes of women and children. Between Slavery and Freedom centers on Stella’s enslavement… Continue reading

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March 2, 2020

Revising The Stella Trilogy: Cast of Characters

I am always thinking about why Stella is so set-apart. Why are these books so effortless for me? The first time I released the series, things went smoothly, and the same is happening now. I can sit down, open Stella, and flow (or as I told a room of students, I sit down and bleed,… Continue reading

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About Me

My name is Yecheilyah (e-see-li-yah), and my work confronts historical erasure and advocates for a more inclusive understanding of Black history. Through book reviews and poetry contests, I uncover and preserve the rich, often underrepresented stories of African Americans.